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Ask Peter: Civil War Travel, Car Rentals Abroad & More

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Need help planning your spring break?  Have a travel question that no one can answer? If so, it’s time to ask Peter. Every Saturday on Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio (click here to listen to the most recent podcast), Peter stops to address your travel questions.

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This week Peter offers advice on Civil War sites, alcohol on cruises, foreign car rental insurance, and group travel to Ireland.

Jan from Duluth, Minnesota asks: My husband is a war buff and is looking forward to the Civil War events happening this year.  He’s not interested in reenactments but wants to learn more about the war.  What do you recommend we do?

Peter replied: You’ve got three states that are great for Civil War travel: Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Ohio.  Pennsylvania is a great destination no matter when you visit because they have the historic battlefields, the official stops along the Underground Railroad, the Civil War trail, the National Civil War Museum, and of course the Gettysburg National Military Park which is a must-see.

In Maryland, there’s a lot of Civil War trails, which follow the routes taken by the Union and Confederate soldiers during that same Gettysburg campaign and you can actually drive it in a couple of days along with walking tours.  Check out Civil War Traveler’s website.

Most people don’t associate Ohio with the Civil War, but believe it or not 300,000 people from Ohio participated in the Civil War and there are over 250 monuments dedicated to the war in that state alone.  There are plenty of sites to explore.  I know you’re not interested in reenactments, but there will be a lot of them.  Check out www.ohiocivilwar150.org, which will help you in figuring out what you do and don’t want to do there.

For more information on Civil War Travel, check out David Latt’s journey through Loudon County, Virginia.

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